Music

I’ve been rather neglectful of our blog lately. Doesn’t it look dusty and forgotten? (Post wise that is, I still like the layout for now.)

This Summer has been busy, in several ways. I have been rediscovering the joys of reading over the last several months and I have “devoured” several books this Summer. I plan to start posting my reviews soon, LORD willing. Classics such as A Tale of Two Cities, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and Jane Eyre, as well as newer books, Princess Paisley being one of them, are on my review list. Some of the books I loved, some I simply liked and others I didn’t really care for. I’m enjoying studying the writing style and voice of the different authors that I am reading from. It’s been quite the interesting study. Perhaps I’ll put some of my observations into my reviews.

As for my own books, I confess I have done very little writing this Summer. I’m working on a short story but my larger books haven’t really been touched. I’m kind of stuck actually. Grandmother’s Letters, my most active book, is moving so slowly that it’s difficult to say what’s happening next. Hopefully I’ll figure it out soon. I’m also working on a small project related to my writing and I’m still editing A Year with the Potters for (LORD willing) publication before too long. I do also have a few poems that I would like to post and a few more fermenting in my head, requesting that I write them down. Hopefully I’ll do a post about my writing fairly soon.

Besides reading, I’ve been studying the piano a lot, working on practicing the harder and less “fun” things relating to my instrument. It’s been fun and a lot of hard work at the same time. I’m also working on my Herbology/Nutrition studies slowly right now, but trying to get more time put into it. I’ve been gardening, cataloging our library, trying to keep the kitchen clean, celebrating birthdays, doing a deep cleaning of the entire house (still working on that one!) and having company over. Overall, the Summer has been fun and adventuresome in many ways, though in others it has been very difficult. Praise the LORD that He is in control of it all!

So, there is my mishmash of a post. Hopefully I’ll get a proper post up soon. Until then…

To the KING be all the glory!

This poem took me days to write. I’m not quite sure what was so difficult about it, except that describing music interestingly can be so hard. What do you think of it? And if anyone has a better suggestion for the title, I would be glad to hear it! It’s not describing a real piece…Only a theoretical one that resides in my head. I think it would be neat if a song were composed from the poem someday but I highly doubt that I’ll ever do it. We’ll see.

The Instrumental Trio

The music began with a dance,
As the pianist touched the keys,
Then began to skip and prance,
Just as the musician pleased.

The middle notes rang, sharp and clear,
Like the moon on a dark, cold night.
Then higher notes would suddenly appear –
An echo armed with powerful might!

The bass notes would thrill on through,
With their tones so rich and deep.
So short a time they’d continue,
Before they drifted off to sleep.

Unexpectedly – a glorious sound! –
A violin comes weaving through.
Threading the music, through and around,
Its strength and beauty steadily grew.

A steady bass rhythm began to beat
As a harp began gently to play.
The higher piano notes beat a retreat,
As the tune turned mournful and gray.

The violin suddenly came to a halt,
As the tune continued sorrowfully on.
The rhythmic beat went on without fault,
Strengthening as the rising dawn.

Then a tingling of sound came faintly at first,
Just a tinkle so high and faint.
Then the notes suddenly seemed nearly to burst,
As a musical picture, the harp did paint.

The violin came again, loud and strong,
A tempest that none could contain.
The sounds drew on so full and long,
As the piano danced like pouring rain.

Then suddenly with a rebound, loud and full,
The whole came to a magnificent end.
The last notes seem forever to roll,
Their beauty with the conclusion did send.

The audience was left with the memory sweet,
Wishing the end hadn’t come,
When gently a sound, their ears seemed to greet,
Perhaps an encore – or just the imagination of some…

To the KING be all the glory!

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~ “A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That…”

-The Instrumental Trio